UConn freshmen Ashlynn Shade, KK Arnold making a name for themselves in the NCAA Tournament

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UConn freshmen guards Ashlynn Shade and KK Arnold have had a big impact for their injury-riddled team in this year’s NCAA Tournament.

UConn guards KK Arnold, left, and Paige Bueckers, right, celebrate during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Georgetown in the finals of the Big East Conference tournament at Mohegan Sun Arena, Monday, March 11, 2024, in Uncasville, Conn.

Each has started 30 of 36 games for the Huskies going into Saturday's Sweet 16 game against No. 7 seed Duke in Portland, Oregon. Shade has become UConn's third scoring option behind Bueckers and senior post Aaliyah Edwards. She is averaging 12.4 points per game, and just under 15 points in the postseason, mostly on kick-outs for corner 3-pointers.

 

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